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Amulet of a Cat Sitting on a Papyrus Column

Art Institute of Chicago (Egyptian), acc. 1894.761. Public domain (CC0). Copy archived by egyptianinscriptions.org with attribution; original at the holding institution.

Accession: 1894.761
Date: Third Intermediate Period, Dynasty 21–25 (about 1069–664 BCE)
Date range: 1069 BCE – 664 BCE
Materials: ['Faience']
Repository: Art Institute of Chicago
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Art Institute of Chicago (Egyptian), Amulet of a Cat Sitting on a Papyrus Column (1894.761). Egyptian Inscriptions Database. https://egyptianinscriptions.org/object/208271

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AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano

Machine-generated from the object's image on Jul 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.

A small green faience amulet in the form of an animal seated on a papyrus-like column, photographed against a neutral background.

The object is a compact, vertically oriented faience amulet with a green-blue glaze and mottled surface. The top shows the head and ears of a small cat-like figure, with the body seated and legs tucked. Below the figure is a raised, stepped base forming part of a papyrus column motif; the middle and lower areas are decorated with shallow incised bands/segments that resemble papyrus stems. The surface shows wear, small chips, and slight discoloration at edges and along the base. No clearly legible hieroglyphic, Greek, Coptic, or Arabic text is visible in the provided image. No cartouches or royal names can be confirmed. Deity identification is not explicitly indicated by readable inscriptions or iconographic identifiers beyond the cat-on-papyrus form.

decorative Ancient Egyptian (likely Late Period to Ptolemaic; unclear from image alone) fragmentary

Materials Faiencegreen-blue glazed surface

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Materials Faience Green-Blue Glazed Surface

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ARTIC-id 140721 tier-2

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From the source institution — accession, description, dimensions, and dating are as catalogued by Art Institute of Chicago (Egyptian).
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